Copyholder



Jan. 5 1926. 1,568,425

- v. c. SMITH COPYHCLDER Filed Oct. 25,1924

INVENTOR ZC-Smiill ATTORNEY Patented Jan. 5, 1926.

UNITED STATES VERNER CLINTON SMITH, OF SALINA, KANSAS.

COPYHOLDER.

Application filed October 23, 1924.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, VERNER C. SMITH, a citizen of the United States,residin at Salina, in the county of Saline and gtate Kansas, haveinvented a new and useful Iniprovement in Copyholders, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to copyholders.

The object is to provide a simple, cheaply manufactured and strong anddurable device for holding a stenographers pad, paper or manuscript inthe proper inclined position for reading or transcribing the same.

Another object is to provide means on the copy holding or supportingplate for engagement with the back cover of said pad, or the sheets ofpaper or manuscript, for the purpose of retaining the same upon thesupport in a manner to offer no interference to the turning of the pagesor sheets or with the reading of the stenographic notes or other matterthereon.

A final object is to provide a copy holder which may be readily foldedup into a compact form to occupy little space, and which may be easilyand quickly set up for use by the simple engagement of a single memberto properly maintain the desired inclined position without danger ofcollapsing.

A full and complete understanding of the invention may be obtained froma consideration of the following detailed description, taken inconnection with the accompanying drawing forming a part of thisspecification, it being understood that while the drawing shows apractical form of the invention, the latter is not to be confined tostrict conformity with the showing thereof, but may be changed ormodified, so long as such changes or'modifications mark no materialdeparture from the salient features of the in.- vention, as specificallypointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawing, in which similar reference characters designatecorresponding parts throughout the several figures:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the holder and showing the means forattaching a pad thereto;

Figure 2 is a similar view of the device looking from the rear;

Figure 3 is a side elevation of the device in folded position;

Figure 4 is a fragmentary plan illutrating the connection between thecopy holding Serial No. 745,461.

plate and the prop for supporting the same in inclined position;

Figure 5 is a detail perspective view of a portion of said prop.

The improved copy holder comprises a main supporting plate 1 formed ofsuitable sheet metal of suliicient strength and stiffness to preventbending, said plate being of rectangular form, somewhat longer thanwide, and provided along its long, side edges with a plurality of spacedinturned prongs 2, preferably formed integrally with the plate, theprongs being tapered and slightly spaced apart from the surface of theplate to provide room for the side edges of the back S aced hin c-e es 7are formed at the i lower end of the plate 1, for interfitting relationto the corresponding eyes 8 of a base plate 9, formed of metal similarto the plate 1, said base being of the same width as the supportingplate 1 but only about one-half the length thereof. A hinge pin 10 ispassed through the alined eyes 7 and 8 and the base plate is thusadapted to fold against the underside of the supporting plate whendesired.

At the rear edge the base plate 9 is provided with a pair ofcentrally-located, spaced eyes 11, between which the terminal eye 12 ofa prop or brace 13 formed of sheet metal, is adapted to be hinged bymeans of the pin 14:, the said prop being of a length to be folded downupon the base plate 9 prior to the folding of the plate 1 thereon.

Adjacent to its free end, the prop 0r brace 13 is provided with oppositerecesses 15 formed in its side edges to provide a laterally-disposedhead 16 of the same width as the prop, and connected thereto by a neck17 which is bent, as shown in Figure 5, to position the head 16 at anangle to the prop, to correspond to the acute angle of inclination ofthe copy-supporting plate 1. The width of the aforesaid entranceopening6

